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  • A North American wood, white maple lumber is often known as "hard maple" for its strength and toughness. Sugar maple and black maple trees provide white maple lumber.

    Features

    A dense wood, white maple lumber has closed pores and a tight grain. Wood texture is fine and even, featuring longer rays than soft maple.

    Identification

    White maple lumber is recognized due to its creamy white color and straight grain, although sometimes curly or wavy grains can be found. Rings are fine brown in color.

    Uses

    White maple lumber is excellent for turning and is used most often in flooring, furniture, cabinets, cutting boards, paneling, plywood, veneering and other household millwork.

    Benefits

    Heavy, strong, stiff, and highly resistant to shock, white maple lumber also resists shrinkage and exhibits high crushing and bending strength.

    Location

    In the United States lumber industry, the Middle Atlantic and Great Lake states combine to account for two-thirds of all white maple lumber production.

    Source:

    MapleInfo.org: Maple Lumber Properties & Uses

    AdvantageLumber.com: Hard Maple

    TheWoodBox.com: Maple

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